This Acer saccharum is probably the oldest tree on the Wheaton campus. Sugar Maple is native to eastern North America and is a valuable hardwood used in making furniture and for maple syrup.

Tree Walk

COMMON NAME: Sugar Maple, Rock Maple, Hard Maple
LATIN NAME: Acer saccharum
FAMILY: Aceraceae
LOCATION: Between Mary Lyon and Watson


 
 

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Photograph by Dan Foxman '02